Illuminated toy



Sept. 30, 1947. YOGAN 2,428,133

ILLUMINATED TOY Filed July 9, 1946 ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 30,1947

UNITED STATES PATENT {DP-l .l CE

' 2,428,133 ILLUMINATEDTOY Bart P. Yogan, Moses Lake. Wash.

Application July9, 1946, Serial No. 682,424

Claims.

This invention relates to an illuminated toy and while the inventon has been illustrated as a jack-d-lanter'n, it will be understood that it .may have other shapes.

Oneobject of the invention is to provide atoy of this character having a hollow body formed at its front with openings and provided internally with improved lighting means so located that when the device is in use light will pass through sheets of colored paper, or the like, covering the front openings and thus cause the device to be prominently displayed and of attractive appearance.

Another object f the invention is to provide an illuminated toy wherein the interior of its body is lighted by an electric bulb mounted through an opening at the front end of a cradle which carries a dry battery, the cradle being so mounted that it will be firmly supported in a horizontal position with the light bulb presented toward front openings of the body.

'Another object of the invention is to provide an illuminated toy wherein the cradle carrying the battery has an arm at its rear end constituting part of a circuit for energizing the bulb when a switch is closed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a switch which is located externally oi the body at the rear thereof where it may be easily closed or opened and will be hidden from view when the device is in use and resting upon a window sill or other suitable support.

Another object of the invention is to provide an illuminated toy which is simple in construction and so formed that a battery or bulb may be easily removed when replacement of thesame is necessary.

The invention is illustrated in the accompany ing drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a front view of the illuminated toy. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2- of Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the rear portion of Figure 2.

This jack-o-lantern, or similar device, has a hollow body i which is formed of paper, pulp, or other suitable insulating materials, has been shown molded in the form of a pumpkin, but it will be understood that it may be any shape desired. The body is open at its top and its open top is normally ,closed by a cover 2 shaped to complete the pumpkin and provided with an upstanding handle 3 representing a stem for the marginal edge :has a depending flange "4 which fits snugly into the open top of the'body an'dholds the cover in place. -0penings,5 are "formed through. the'front of the-body andsince in the present illustration the body represents a pumpkin cut-t0 iorm a jack-o'-lantern the openings are so cut and so located that they provide eyes, a nose, and a mouth. Sheets of thin coloredpa'per or equivalent material 6 are glued againstythe inner surface of the front portion of the body in coveringrelation to the openings 5 and'when the interior of the body is illuminated light will pass through the colored'sheets and cause the eyessand nose and-mouth to be prominently displayed when the toy lantern is placed upon a window sill, mantle, or the like.

In order to illuminate the interior ofthebody,

there has beennprovided a light .bulb'l and a" battery ,8. The battery is mountediin a'cradle v9 formed from a strip of resilient metal and since the battery isgripped between clamping arms formed integralwith and extending upwardly from opposite sides of the cradle it'will be '"firmly held in place upon the cradle but may be easily withdrawn and a new battery substituted when necessary. The cradle extends radially of the rear portionof the body and the terminal at its front end engages the center terminal or contact of the bulb I which is screwed into a collar IO' surroundingan opening formed through an arm II formed by an upwardly bent front end portion of the strip from which the cradle is formed. A brace or supporting bracket l2 extends diagonally under the cradle and has its upper or forward end portion secured to the cradle by a rivet I3 and its rear end portion bent downwardly to form a foot through which a rivet l5 passes. The rivet l5 passes through the rear portion of the wall of the body and also through lower ends of inner and outer strips 18 and i! which extend vertically at the back of the body and at their upper ends are secured against the body by a rivet Hi. The rear portion of the strip from which :the cradle is formed is bent upwardly to form an arm l9 which has its its front end formed with. a head '23 engaged by the rear end of the battery. The head 23 is for said rounded in order that the battery may be forced past the head and onto the saddle and since the saddle and the arms are formed of resilient metal a good contact will be established between the battery and the pin 2i and the center terminal of the light bulb I. The pin 2! passes through the wall of the body and through oper'ngs 2| and 2! formed'in the strips ii and i1 and at its rear end is formed with a rounded head 2' located in the opening I and protruding slightly therefrom for engagement by a lip 21 at the lower end of a button 21'. The button is formed of metal arid is shaped to form a hollow projection or pocket in which the outer end of a pin 2| is secured. This pin passes through the slot or opening 2 formed in the outer strip i1 and its inner end is brazed or otherwisesecured to a retainer plate ll which is seated in a recess II formed in the outer surface of the body under the plate or strip l1. When the bottom is pushed downwardly and its lip it ,bears against the outer end of the pin it a circuit will be closed through the battery and the bulb'energized to illuminate the interior of the body and the lantern will be illuminated as long as the button remains in this'position. when the button is shifted upwardly and its lip moved out of engagement with the pinthe circuit will be broken and the bulb I extinguished.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is;

l. A'device of the character described comprisinfl, a. hollow body formed of insulating material and being open at its top and having openings formedthroughiits front, a removable cover body, fnner'and outer metal strips disposed vertically at the back of the body, a cradle in the rear portion of said body extending radiallyfrom-its wall and formed from a metal strip having front and rear portions bent to form upwardly" projecting front and rear arms for the cradle, the front arm being formed with an openingffor receiving a light bulb and the rear arm having its upper end portion secured against the inner strip by a rivet passing through the wall of the body and through the said inner and outerstrips'there being an opening in the lower portion of the rear arm, clamping arms extending upwardly from opposite sides of the cradle for holding a battery upon the cradle, a bracket under the cradle having its, upper end secured to the cradle and its lower end secured against the lower portion of the inner strip by a rivet passing through the wall of the body and through the inner and outer strips, a metal pin passing through the opening in the lower portion of the rear arm and insulated from the said am and through the rear portion of the body and through aligned openings formed in the inner and outer strips. said pin having a rounded head at its front end for engaging a battery and a rounded head at its rear end projecting slightly from the opening in the outer strip. a button against the outer surface of the outer strip having a 1135 at its lower end for enga ing the outer head of the pin when the button is shifted downwardly to an operative position, a retainer plate under the outer strip shiftable vertically in a recess formed in the body, and a pin connecting the retainer plate with the button and passing through the opening in the outer strip.

2. A device of the character described comprising a hollow body of insulating material, a cradle in the body extending from the rear porupwardly projecting front and rear arms and clamping arms at opposite sides, the front arm being formed with a socket for receiving the base of a light bulb, a bracket under the cradle having its upper end secured to the cradle, inner and outer strips, fasteners securing said strips against inner and outer surfaces of the body and securing the rear arm and the lower end of the bracket against the inner strip, a contact pin passing through the inner and outer strips and through the lower portion of the rear arm in insulated relation to the said arm and strips and having ahead at its front end for engaging a battery carried by the cradle, a button disposed against the outer surface of the'outer strip, a retainer plate under the outer strip slidable in a recess formed in the body, and pin connecting the retainer plate and the button and passing through an opening in the outer strip and mounting the button for movement along the outer strip into and out of position to engage the outer end of the contact pin and close a circuit through the battery and the bulb.

3. A device of the character described comprising a hollow body having a front opening closed by llght-penetrable material, inner and outer strips disposed vertically against inner and outer surfaces of a rear wall portion of the body. a cradle in the rear portion of the body having upwardly extending front and rear arms and clamping arms at its sides for holding a battery upon the cradle, a light bulb detachably carried outer strip. a retainer plate under the outer Y strip siidable vertically in a recess formed in the body, and a pin connecting the retainer plate and the button passing through a slot formed longitudinally in the outer strip and mounting the button for movement into and out of position to engage the outer end of the pin and close a cirguit through the battery to energize the light ulb.

4. A device of the character described comprising a hollow body, a cradle in said body extending from a rear wall portion of the body and having upwardly extending arms at its front and rear ends, a light bulb carried by the front arm, means for holding a battery upon the cradle with its front terminal engaged with the bulb, a stem passing through the rear arm in insulated relation thereto and through the rear wall portion, said stem having a rounded head at ltsfront end engaging the rear end of the battery and a head at its rear end, a metal strip against the outer surface of the said wall portion formed with a vertically extending opening, a metal fastener for the strip and the rear arm passing through the said wall portion, a button against the metal strip, a retainer plate under the metal strip, and a pin passing through the slot in the metal strip and connecting the button with the retainer plate and mounting the button for vertical movement into and out of position to engage the outer end of the stem and close a circuit through the battion of its walls radially of the body and having having upwardly extending arms at its front and rear ends, a light bulb carried by the-front arm, means for holding a. battery upon the cradle with its front terminal engaged with the bulb, a. stem passing through the rear arm in insulated relation thereto and through the rear wall portion, said stem having its inner end engaging the rear end of the battery and its outer end exposed, a metal strip against the outer surface of the said rear wall portion, a, metal fastener for the metal strip and the rear arm of the cradle passing through the said wall portion, and a button shiftable vertically along the metal strip into and out of position to engage the stem and close a circuit through the battery.

BART P. YOGAN.

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